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Ever wondered what Tame Impala would sound like if they were to add a gritty jam-band tone to their spaced-out vibe? Well, don't waste time thinking about it and let the Australian five-piece Pond demonstrate. Having put out four albums as a group, Pond's newest release "Giant Tortoise" is a flangered-out, distorted jumble to which an airy lo-fi vibe softens the load. Play Accredit the familiar sound to the fact that Pond borrows two of Tame Impala's...
This morning Kevin Parker and his group Tame Impala were featured on the Australian radio station Triple J as apart of their ongoing series "Like a Version". One of the series' features is artists covering some of their favorite songs in innovative ways. While Tame Impala started the show with preforming their popular "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards", they will be remembered for their spacey performance of Outkast's "Prototype" off of 2003's Speakerbox/The Love Below. In place of André 3000's eccentric voice the...
It is not often that a singer is able to develop such a distinct sound in their voice that it can be recognized upon the first few seconds of hearing it. This happens to be the case with Tame Impala's frontman Kevin Parker, where his dreamy and effect-filled vocals are placed over top of french duo...
A Quick Word from the Author: I made a joke to a friend the other day that the Indie Sabbath is a bit like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart—as in we both go on random hiatuses for extended periods of time, only to return for a bit and joke about our absence. It's a recurring pattern that I...
It took a while for me to understand Danny Brown. His missing tooth, characteristically unique voice, and strange choice in beats, all originally made me slightly nervous for Fool's Gold Records and its labelheads, Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak, when they first introduced the Detroit native as...
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When a band issues live performances which mirror their studio works so closely that the discrepancies feel microscopic, they've managed a feat that harkens back to the legends of yesteryear. Too often in this day & age of manufactured superstars do we find ourselves dwelling in the bedrock of...
Esteemed poet Emily Dickenson once stated that fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. The spotlight is a double edged sword, and those who are placed within are both rewarded by it's benefits and thwarted by it's scrutiny. Every year a handful of artists manage to tread faster than others,...
Hailing from just outside of Amsterdam comes the multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner, who will send you back to the 1960's with his cloudy baroque pop. Recently releasing his debut album, Cabin of Curiosities via Trouble in Mind, it becomes obvious Jacco can effortlessly work his way around a...
